#4B230E#4B230E
#4B230E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.068 H 46.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B230E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 35, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 69%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 81%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 81.3%, 70.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.93, 17.09, 21.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.93, 27.74, 51.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.75% 0.0473 0.0495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.75% 0.068 46.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5823, 2.7300, 0.7537) |
| Luminance | 0.0273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 2.99
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 3.61
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.95
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.91
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 10.06
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 10.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B230E #0E364B
analogous
#4B0E17 #4B230E #4B420E
triadic
#4B230E #0E4B23 #230E4B
tetradic
#4B230E #174B0E #0E364B #420E4B
square
#4B230E #174B0E #0E364B #420E4B
split-complementary
#4B230E #0E4B42 #0E174B
monochromatic
#1A0C05 #1A0C05 #4B230E #7F3B18 #B25321
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.58
#4B230E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.55
#4B230E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B230E
13.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B230E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B230E | 1.00 | 13.58 | 1.55 | 13.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E290C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#38310D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#531B1E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2E2E2E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b230e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 35, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.068 46.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825e4d',
500: '#4b230e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b230e; $custom-light: #825e4d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b230e",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 35,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.656,
"s": 68.539,
"l": 17.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30749,
"c": 0.06844,
"h": 46.3
},
"luminance": 0.0273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B230E
secondary
#2F6886
accent
#AFEB3C
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFE9E7
border
#CAC5C3
text
#0B0401
muted
#7C7977